President Donald Trump introduced his cryptocurrency just before his inauguration, the TRUMP coin, built on the Solana ...

The meme coin, known as $Trump, was launched by the president on Jan. 17 and quickly surged, reaching a peak of over $14.5 billion in overall market value by Jan. 19, the day before his inauguration.

The cryptocurrency‘s slogan reads: “Join the Trump Community. This is History in the Making!” Marketing materials for the coin depict Trump with a raised fist following the assassination ...

Just days ahead of his return to the White House, President Trump and his wife, Melania, launched a pair of meme coins that have skyrocketed in value and earned them billions of dollars ...

Anyone familiar with the world of crypto knows that hyper volatility is a significant risk when investing in digital ...

But Trump's coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool. Rulers used them to advertise themselves and their achievements and any messaging they wanted ...

"The emergence of a presidential meme coin might seem unprecedented, but in the context of Trump's brand-leveraging history, it follows a familiar pattern," he wrote. "The president has ...

In a message posted on his Truth Social platform and X, Trump unveiled the so-called meme coin, which is designed to capitalize on the popularity of a certain personality, movement or viral ...

Incoming First Lady Melania Trump on Sunday announced the launch of a meme coin that trades on the Solana blockchain platform, causing a sharp dip in the price of a similar meme coin launched two ...

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Incoming first lady Melania Trump has joined her husband in the crypto game, launching her own “meme coin” over the weekend. But just hours after the new digital currency went live Sunday, ...

Officially called Trump (TRUMP-OFFICIAL-USD), the slogan for the coin is "Join the Trump Community. This is History in the Making!" The crypto venture was put together by CIC Digital, an affiliate ...